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Vice Is like a fury to the vicious mind, And turns delight itself to punishment.
Ben Jonson
Delight
Mind
Punishment
Vice
To speak and to speak well, are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.
Ben Jonson
Fool
Man
May
Talk
Weigh the meaning and look not at the words.
Ben Jonson
Meaning
Words
This is the very womb and bed of enormity.
Ben Jonson
Bed
They that know no evil will suspect none.
Ben Jonson
Evil
Will
They say Princes learn no art truly, but the art of horsemanship. The reason is, the brave beast is no flatterer. He will throw a prince as soon as his groom.
Ben Jonson
Art
Reason
Will
There is no greater hell than to be a prisoner of fear.
Ben Jonson
Fear
Hell
Talking is the disease of age.
Ben Jonson
Age
Disease
Talking
Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak, and to speak well, are two things.
Ben Jonson
Eloquence
Talking
Success produces confidence; confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised.
Ben Jonson
Success
Accuracy
Confidence
Reputation
O, for an engine, to keep back all clocks, or make the sun forget his motion!
Ben Jonson
Clocks
Forget
Sun
Neither do thou lust after that tawny weed tobacco.
Ben Jonson
Lust
True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in the worth and choice.
Ben Jonson
Happiness
Choice
Friends
Worth